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dodecahedron [ˌdəʊdɛkəˈhiːdrən] n a solid figure having twelve plane faces. A regular dodecahedron has regular pentagons as faces See also polyhedron dodecahedral adj
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| Regular icosahedra and dodecahedra are special forms of both icosahedral point groups, 235 and m35. Instead, one must try to imagine the effect of filling the space with a latticework of dodecahedra, each having 12 pentagonal faces (see cover). Promising also is the dominance of octahedra above dodecahedra diamond forms, pointing to little resorption. |
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